1,700 cubic meters of timber seized monthly<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Only 1,700 cubic meters of illegal timber, with
\na value of Rp 250 million, are confiscated by city authorities
\nevery month.<\/p>\n
It is estimated that more than three million cubic meters of
\ntimber enter the city every year, but only 1.2 million cubic
\nmeters carry the proper documents. The remaining 1.8 million
\ncubic meters that are smuggled into the city cause the state
\nlosses of more than Rp 5 billion per year, said Idroes, the
\ndeputy governor in charge of administration.<\/p>\n
Idroes said here yesterday that the latest shipment of logs
\nwas seized by the forestry office team for lacking the required
\ndocuments. The logs had been transported to Jakarta from other
\ncities in Java.<\/p>\n
Quoting the forestry ministry regulation no. 813\/kpts-II\/1993,
\nIdroes said that the owners of the illegal timber can be fined
\nmore than Rp 20 billion.<\/p>\n
Idroes made the statement while briefing the team which deals
\nwith controlling the circulation of timber in the city.<\/p>\n
Idroes said the integrated operations, which have been carried
\nout since 1986, are able to intercept less than one percent of
\nthe total amount of timber smuggled monthly into Jakarta.<\/p>\n
The circulation of illegal timber is caused by rapid
\ndevelopment in the city and the subsequent demand for wood,
\nwhich, according to Idroes, grows two to four percent per year.<\/p>\n
Since the city does not have productive forests, he said the
\ncity demand for wood is met by suppliers from outside of the
\ncity.(32)<\/p>",
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